Dash of Hope

"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we've spent alive on earth．Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important．

Recently I   21   about a little girl named Hope．After learning more about her life, I couldn't help but feel it was not by   22  , nor happenstance, that she had been named "Hope"．The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity   23    in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others．  24    I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had．It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special．

Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was   25   a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being   26   that she had a rare type of bone cancer．However, when she found out that more than 150   27   in her area were waiting for their wishes to be granted （实现） , she unselfishly used her wish to   28   that those children have their wishes granted．She also asked that it be done   29   January 16, 2011．Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her   30   request could not be granted as the funds （资金） were simply   31 ．They calculated that they would need to raise more than one   32   dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish． 33  , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring   34   to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually   35    as well．Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations  36    the story of this caring young girl who had   37   the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged．Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in   38   money to help make Hope's dream come true．

Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only   39   , but spiritually and emotionally as well．At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011 , the   40   was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars．Her wish had been granted!

21．A．heard            B．thought          C．cared             D．talked

22．A．coincidence    B．independence C．convenience    D．intelligence

23．A．lost               B．carried           C．expected        D．housed

24．A．Until              B．Unless            C．Though           D．If

25．A．expressed       B．offered           C．made             D．sent

26．A．recognized     B．informed        C．reminded        D．understood

27．A．children         B．citizens           C．villagers          D．relatives

28．A．suggest          B．ask                C．arrange          D．order

29．A．for                B．to                  C．on                 D．by

30．A．final              B．formal            C．simple            D．noble

31．A．unbearable     B．unbelievable    C．unavailable      D．uncomfortable

32．A．thousand        B．hundred          C．million            D．billion

33．A．Disappointed   B．Surprised        C．Worried          D．Embarrassed

34．A．committees    B．individuals       C．corporations    D．organizations

35．A．theirs            B．ours               C．hers               D．yours

36．A．wrote            B．read               C．broadcast       D．shared

37．A．touched         B．examined        C．won               D．opened

38．A．finding           B．spending         C．raising            D．borrowing

39．A．perfectly        B．physically        C．healthily         D．thankfully

40．A．proposal         B．decision          C．conclusion       D．announcement

---Alice looks blue today.

 --- Yes, I asked her, but she wouldn’t say ______ troubled her.  

A. why was it that       B. that was why       C. it was what    D. what it was that

_____ private cars are bringing us convenience, they may also cause more traffic accidents

and pollution.

A. While          B. As           C. If            D. Since    

—These days, he has stayed up late into night in order to get good marks in the following monthly test.

   ---It’s no ____ that he seems tired and asleep in class every day.  

   A. wonder         B. problem       C. doubt       D. question     

—Kathy and her sister are so alike.

—Yeah, I can’t tell one from ______. 

    A. another         B. other             C. the other          D. others

—How are you getting on with your business?　

—I’m glad to say it is______.　　

A. adding up 　　　B. breaking up　　 　C. turning up　 　　 D. picking up

____  __ is known to us all is that 2012 Olympic Games will take place in Britain．

      A．It                B．As                C．Which           D．What

_______ , so clever a man as him _______ such a stupid mistake． 

      A．Surprisedly; should make               B．Surprisedly; should have made

      C．Surprisingly; should make                D．Surprisingly; should have made

—Are you getting a new apartment this year? 

—_______ I can’t afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new apartment.

      A．You must be joking!                 B．Not at all.

      C．Are you sure?                           D．Good idea!

I have told you about it many times．_______ I keep repeating it ?  

      A．Must              B．Can               C．May             D．Will